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* Referring to elephants or any elephantine creature as a "pachyderm". Despite being cute, the name is now completely outdated and should be forgotten (it arguably would have been if ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'' hadn't remained so popular). It originally referred to a taxonomic group that included elephants, rhinos and hippos. But now, thanks to anatomical and genetic evidence, we know that, other than being placental mammals, these animals have literally nothing to do with one another. In fact, rhinos are more closely related to horses than they are to elephants, hippos are more closely related to ''whales'', and elephants themselves are more closely related to ''manatees''.

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* Referring to elephants or any elephantine creature as a "pachyderm". Despite being cute, the name is now completely outdated and should be forgotten (it arguably would have been if ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'' hadn't remained so popular). It originally referred to a taxonomic group that included elephants, rhinos and hippos. But now, thanks to anatomical and genetic evidence, we know that, other than being placental mammals, these animals have literally nothing to do with one another. In fact, rhinos are more closely related to horses than they are to elephants, hippos are more closely related to ''whales'', and elephants themselves are more closely related to ''manatees''.''manatees AKA sea cows''.

* Referring to elephants or any elephantine creature as a "pachyderm". Despite being cute, the name is now completely outdated and should be forgotten (it arguably would have been if ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'' hadn't remained so popular). It originally referred to a taxonomic group that included elephants, rhinos and hippos. But now, thanks to anatomical and genetic evidence, we know that, other than being placental mammals, these animals have literally nothing to do with one another. In fact, rhinos are more closely related to horses than they are to elephants, and hippos are more closely related to ''whales''.

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* Referring to elephants or any elephantine creature as a "pachyderm". Despite being cute, the name is now completely outdated and should be forgotten (it arguably would have been if ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'' hadn't remained so popular). It originally referred to a taxonomic group that included elephants, rhinos and hippos. But now, thanks to anatomical and genetic evidence, we know that, other than being placental mammals, these animals have literally nothing to do with one another. In fact, rhinos are more closely related to horses than they are to elephants, and hippos are more closely related to ''whales''.''whales'', and elephants themselves are more closely related to ''manatees''.

* Referring to elephants or any elephantine creature as a "pachyderm". Despite being cute, the name is now completely outdated and should be forgotten (it arguably would have been if ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'' hadn't remained so popular). It originally referred to a taxonomic group that included elephants, rhinos and hippos. But now, thanks to anatomical and genetic evidence, we know that, other than being placental mammals, these animals have literally nothing to do with one another. In fact, rhinos are more closely related to horses than they are to elephants, and hippos are more closely related to ''whales''.

* Portraying female elephants as tuskless. While this is true for Asian elephants, female African elephants possess tusks like the males do. And even then tusks are present in some female Asian elephants, but these are very small and unnoticeable at first glance.

People also draw male kangaroos with pouches, [[AnimalGenderBender which only the females possess]]; elephants drinking with their trunks instead of sucking up the liquid with their trunks and then squirting it into their mouths, like real elephants; gorillas [[PrimalChestPound beating their chests]] with clenched fists, rather than open hands like real gorillas; rabbits with paw pads and wet button noses like a cat or a dog, as opposed to padless paws and "V"-shaped noses real rabbits have; and on and on.

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People also draw male kangaroos with pouches, [[AnimalGenderBender which only the females possess]]; elephants drinking with their trunks instead of sucking up the liquid with their trunks and then squirting it into their mouths, like real elephants; gorillas [[PrimalChestPound beating their chests]] with clenched fists, rather than open hands like real gorillas; rabbits with paw pads and wet button noses like a cat or a dog, as opposed to padless fur-covered paws and "V"-shaped slit-shaped noses real rabbits have; and on and on.

People also draw male kangaroos with pouches, [[AnimalGenderBender which only the females possess]]; elephants drinking with their trunks instead of sucking up the liquid with their trunks and then squirting it into their mouths, like real elephants; rabbits with paw pads and wet button noses like a cat or a dog, as opposed to padless paws and "V"-shaped noses real rabbits have; and on and on.

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People also draw male kangaroos with pouches, [[AnimalGenderBender which only the females possess]]; elephants drinking with their trunks instead of sucking up the liquid with their trunks and then squirting it into their mouths, like real elephants; gorillas [[PrimalChestPound beating their chests]] with clenched fists, rather than open hands like real gorillas; rabbits with paw pads and wet button noses like a cat or a dog, as opposed to padless paws and "V"-shaped noses real rabbits have; and on and on.

** Hippos are portrayed as docile and passive creatures, one is even shown letting young Tarzan ride on its snout. Anyone with even a faint familiarity with hippos knows that in Real Life they're the exact opposite. Luckily, this is fixed in [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTarzan the TV series]].

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** Hippos are portrayed as docile and passive creatures, one is even shown letting young Tarzan ride on its snout. Anyone with even a faint familiarity with hippos knows that in Real Life [[HairTriggerTemper they're the the]] [[TheBerserker exact opposite.opposite]]. Luckily, this is fixed in [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTarzan the TV series]].

* Jan Brett's children's book ''Honey... Honey... Lion!'' not only utilizes the apocryphal myth ([[StockAnimalFacts commonly depicted as fact in older sources]]) that honeyguide birds lead honey badgers to bee hives, but also has the honey badger being frightened by a lion... despite the fact that honey badgers in real life [[ScienceMarchesOn are known nowadays]] for being [[BadOlBadger vicious and virtually unstoppable]] [[KillerRabbit in spite of their small size]], and could easily fight off a lion with little to no difficulty.

** Going by the way prides of lions are structured, Nala's father should be Mufasa or Scar, making her related to Simba, who became her mate.** Lions in this film have larger dew claws than in RealLife, which they can use as thumbs to make human-like hand gestures. It's the most conspicuous with Scar, who [[MinionMaracas grabs Banzai by the neck]] during his VillainSong.** The movie was originally going to be called ''King of the Jungle'' and be about African lions living in the jungle. [[SubvertedTrope This idea was dropped when the production staff realized that lions don't actually live in the jungle.]]** Given that they are very close to the same age, realistically, Scar and Mufasa would have been kicked out of their natal pride by their father at or around the same time, and worked ''together'' to take over a pride. Which they would then lead and father cubs for ''together.'' The same would have happened to Simba, [[spoiler:had Mufasa lived.]] But, that doesn't make for a very good Disneyfied version of ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', now does it? ** In general, the pride operates much closer to a human monarchy than an actual lion pride, with a clear line of succession, a monogamous ruling couple, and even royal advisers and arranged marriages.** A relativity small thing, but none of the cubs in either of the movies seem to be part of a litter. Though lionesses typically have small litters (usually just two or three cubs at a time)and having a single cub is certainly possible, to have all of these cubs being single births is quite bizarre. ** None of the cubs have spots, as real lion cubs do. [[note]] Baby Simba is depicted as having spots, though. [[/note]]** All of the lion roars heard in the movie are actually tiger roars because the people making the movie felt like the lion roars weren’t powerful enough. ** ''Everything'' about the spotted hyenas (''Crocuta crocuta'') in the film. They [[MixAndMatchCritters bear some resemblance]] with striped hyenas (''Hyaena hyaena''), with grey hair, large shaggy black manes, black ears and low-hanging head. The decision to portray the hyenas as stupid feels odd when you realize that they are among the most intelligent animals in real life, and are comparable to the great apes in that regard. They have a very complex social structure (the most complex of any predator), and can work together and problem solve better than chimpanzees can, as [[https://today.duke.edu/2009/09/hyenas.html elaborated on here.]] The hyenas also bark, drool, and whine like dogs. In real life, hyenas belong to their own family (Hyaenidae), which is more closely related to the cat family (Felidae), or the Mongoose family (which includes animals such as meerkats), compared to the dog family (Canidae.) To show how wrong this is, they could meow or purr and it would be more logical than barking (but still very wrong, as said they belong to their own distinct family which has it's own distinct vocalizations; mainly whooping or giggling noises.)

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** The lions:*** Going by the way prides of lions are structured, Nala's father should be Mufasa or Scar, making her related to Simba, who became her mate.** *** Lions in this film have larger dew claws than in RealLife, which they can use as thumbs to make human-like hand gestures. It's the most conspicuous with Scar, who [[MinionMaracas grabs Banzai by the neck]] during his VillainSong.** *** The movie was originally going to be called ''King of the Jungle'' and be about African lions living in the jungle. [[SubvertedTrope This idea was dropped when the production staff realized that lions don't actually live in the jungle.]]** *** Given that they are very close to the same age, realistically, Scar and Mufasa would have been kicked out of their natal pride by their father at or around the same time, and worked ''together'' to take over a pride. Which they would then lead and father cubs for ''together.'' The same would have happened to Simba, [[spoiler:had Mufasa lived.]] But, that doesn't make for a very good Disneyfied version of ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', now does it? ** *** In general, the pride operates much closer to a human monarchy than an actual lion pride, with a clear line of succession, a monogamous ruling couple, and even royal advisers and arranged marriages.** *** A relativity small thing, but none of the cubs in either of the movies seem to be part of a litter. Though lionesses typically have small litters (usually just two or three cubs at a time)and having a single cub is certainly possible, to have all of these cubs being single births is quite bizarre. ** *** None of the cubs have spots, as real lion cubs do. [[note]] Baby Simba is depicted as having spots, though. [[/note]]** *** All of the lion roars heard in the movie are actually tiger roars because the people making the movie felt like the lion roars weren’t powerful enough. ** ''Everything'' about The hyenas:*** The hyenas in the film are supposed to be spotted hyenas (''Crocuta crocuta'') in the film. crocuta''). They actually [[MixAndMatchCritters bear some resemblance]] with striped hyenas (''Hyaena hyaena''), with grey hair, large shaggy black manes, black ears and low-hanging head. head.*** The decision to portray the hyenas as stupid feels odd when you realize that they are among the most intelligent animals in real life, and are comparable to the great apes in that regard. They have a very complex social structure (the most complex of any predator), and can work together and problem solve better than chimpanzees can, as [[https://today.duke.edu/2009/09/hyenas.html elaborated on here.]] ]]*** The hyenas also bark, drool, and whine like dogs. In real life, hyenas belong to their own family (Hyaenidae), which is more closely related to the cat family (Felidae), or the Mongoose family (which includes animals such as meerkats), compared to the dog family (Canidae.) To show how wrong this is, they could meow or purr and it would be more logical than barking (but still very wrong, as said they belong to their own distinct family which has it's own distinct vocalizations; mainly whooping or giggling noises.)

** Anything that portrays spotted hyenas as being dumb and exclusively scavengers. Believe it or not, lions are not as intelligent as hyenas, who are among the most intelligent animals on earth, and lions scavenge more than they do. Hyenas kill 75% of the food they eat whereas lions scavenge over 50% of what they eat. Hyenas prefer to eat their prey alive, mostly due to lions stealing their kills (which, contrary to popular belief, happens more often than the other way around). With that said, some species of hyena are indeed primarily scavengers, namely the brown hyena and the striped hyena. By contrast, the fourth living species of hyena, the aardwolf, is an insectivore and doesn't even eat from carcass.

* ''Disney/{{Bambi}}'':** Thumper is depicted with paw pads in the movies, something real rabbits do not have. Though if he didn't have them, people probably would have [[RealityIsUnrealistic thought it was an error]]. Also, his nose is drawn as looking like a cat's nose as opposed to the "V"-shaped noses actual rabbits have.** The Great Prince is shown with fully-grown antlers in spring, summer and winter, even though deer shed their antlers and grow new ones every year.** Bambi gets "twitterpated" in the spring, but the mating season of white-tailed deer is in the autumn. Likewise, Bambi should have been born in late spring and not seen snow until he'd lost his spots and was living on his own.

* ''Disney/TheLionKing'' and any thing else that portrays spotted hyenas as being dumb and exclusively scavengers. Believe it or not, lions are not as intelligent as hyenas, who are among the most intelligent animals on earth, and lions scavenge more than they do. Hyenas kill 75% of the food they eat whereas lions scavenge over 50% of what they eat. Hyenas prefer to eat their prey alive, mostly due to lions stealing their kills (which, contrary to popular belief, happens more often than the other way around).

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* ''Disney/TheLionKing'':** Going by the way prides of lions are structured, Nala's father should be Mufasa or Scar, making her related to Simba, who became her mate.** Lions in this film have larger dew claws than in RealLife, which they can use as thumbs to make human-like hand gestures. It's the most conspicuous with Scar, who [[MinionMaracas grabs Banzai by the neck]] during his VillainSong.** The movie was originally going to be called ''King of the Jungle'' and be about African lions living in the jungle. [[SubvertedTrope This idea was dropped when the production staff realized that lions don't actually live in the jungle.]]** Given that they are very close to the same age, realistically, Scar and Mufasa would have been kicked out of their natal pride by their father at or around the same time, and worked ''together'' to take over a pride. Which they would then lead and father cubs for ''together.'' The same would have happened to Simba, [[spoiler:had Mufasa lived.]] But, that doesn't make for a very good Disneyfied version of ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', now does it? ** In general, the pride operates much closer to a human monarchy than an actual lion pride, with a clear line of succession, a monogamous ruling couple, and even royal advisers and arranged marriages.** A relativity small thing, but none of the cubs in either of the movies seem to be part of a litter. Though lionesses typically have small litters (usually just two or three cubs at a time)and having a single cub is certainly possible, to have all of these cubs being single births is quite bizarre. ** None of the cubs have spots, as real lion cubs do. [[note]] Baby Simba is depicted as having spots, though. [[/note]]** All of the lion roars heard in the movie are actually tiger roars because the people making the movie felt like the lion roars weren’t powerful enough. ** ''Everything'' about the spotted hyenas (''Crocuta crocuta'') in the film. They [[MixAndMatchCritters bear some resemblance]] with striped hyenas (''Hyaena hyaena''), with grey hair, large shaggy black manes, black ears and low-hanging head. The decision to portray the hyenas as stupid feels odd when you realize that they are among the most intelligent animals in real life, and are comparable to the great apes in that regard. They have a very complex social structure (the most complex of any predator), and can work together and problem solve better than chimpanzees can, as [[https://today.duke.edu/2009/09/hyenas.html elaborated on here.]] The hyenas also bark, drool, and whine like dogs. In real life, hyenas belong to their own family (Hyaenidae), which is more closely related to the cat family (Felidae), or the Mongoose family (which includes animals such as meerkats), compared to the dog family (Canidae.) To show how wrong this is, they could meow or purr and it would be more logical than barking (but still very wrong, as said they belong to their own distinct family which has it's own distinct vocalizations; mainly whooping or giggling noises.)** Rafiki is a mandrill with a tail of a baboon and ''living in the savannah instead of in the forest''. ** Pumbaa is a reddish brown warthog that looks more like a big-headed pig than a warthog.** Timon is an always-bipedal meerkat with human-like teeth and that says "Ugh, Carnivores!" even though he belongs to the order Carnivora as well.

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